Daikoku PA, Wednesday November 13

I was too excited to see my friends, both old and new, so forgot to take pictures.

However, a couple of entries from that evening, enjoy.




from my friend - http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/242248/blog/10997030/




from the GTROC forum -
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/107182-daikoku-meet-november-12-a-2.html#post1006918

New Brake Rotor Pads... and some paint

After a week, finally got my car back. In the shop for new front brake rotors, as the original ones were pretty much gone. The pads had ground so much of the rotor away that you could feel a "lip" rising out of the edge, perhaps about 1mm tall. Anyway, the rotor was cracked, and the calipers also were somewhat burnt...

So the menu was - PFC Direct Drive rotors, overhaulled original Brembo calipers, including a repaint and new o-rings. New pads are PFC's racing spec.

Before (Nissan shot):



Check out the burnt lettering:


After replacement:







Will take awhile to break-in... then next step are the rear brakes...after which I'll have to get serious about upgrading the wheels and tires...

BM video with short review of 97 R33 GT-R

Look what I found on YouTube...
Kei-ichi Tsuchiya on the Impreza vs. NSX vs. R33 GT-R... all after some minor changes in their model cycles.

Enjoy

Nice Gathering at Daikoku Futo

Last night, towards the end of the evening, we took some photos.

Photos of the bumper damage

While waiting for Nakayama-san at Mine's to check on what might be a crack in the block (turned out to be a leak in the turbine water line, whew! And they fixed for free - thanks guys!!), a delivery van backed into my car, resulting in the following damage:










The good news is that the van's insurance company paid for repairs and a rental (V36 Nissan Skyline sedan, which we used like a van to haul things around!) Repair-wise, I got a new bumper which was repainted, and a new left rear tail light cluster. They also went ahead and repainted the front bumper, so the car is actually looking pretty good, although I found a few flaws that they have promised to fix (they did not repair the tip of the rear wing).

Will post new pics soon of the repair, once everything is fixed!

Update - possible engine block crack?

Apparently not. All a false alarm. Mine's Nakayama-san found a turbo water line that was leaking coolant. It was underneath the rear turbocharger. He's replaced it with a new part, hopefully no further issues... and hopefully, he was right about no crack in the block!!!

Ok, so what needs replacing next? Brakes, transmission, tires/wheels, all in the foreseeable future...

There was also a minor incident while the car was parked at Mine's - a delivery van backed into the car, causing damage to the rear bumper. Luckily, his insurance company paid for a new rear bumper, and a paint job. And the paint shop went ahead and repainted the front bumper too, so the car looks pretty good... except that they forgot to repair the top of the rear wing, which is still scratched from the impact... will post pictures soon.

Another photo from the SSCT Track Day (July 21, 2008)

Found this on the SSCT Official website today:

http://www.ssct-web.jp/index.html



Having passed that R34, get on the R35's tail...

ALMOST had him!